Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 1

INDIAN STATES, JAIPUR

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1904 Carriage, "JAIPUR STATE" on top

  1/2 a blue
  1 a red
  2 a green

These stamps are badly perforated. The 1/2 a exists imperforate (in blue and black?: RR).

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/2 a	***	***	There are two main types of the 1/2 a; large or small inscription at sides and bottom. The small inscription has 36 subtypes (in two plates) and the large inscription has 24 subtypes.
1 a	***	***	There are 12 subtypes of this value.
2 a	***	***	There are 12 subtypes of this value.

I presume this is a typical cancel from Jaipur.

Sheets of stamps:

Forgeries:

Two stamps in violet colour, forgeries? Reduced sizes

Another forgery from the same source?

Forgeries exist, examples:

(Forgeries)

By the way, I'm not 100 % sure if all the above stamps are genuine. For more information on forgeries of Jaipur check this website: http://www.princelystates.com/CurrentIssue/ff-04-01c.shtml.

1904 Carriage, different design, "JAIPUR STATE" at the bottom, perforated

  1/4 a green
  1/2 a blue
  1 a red
  2 a green
  4 a brown
  8 a lilac
  1 R yellow

All values were issued engraved in 1904. In 1913 some values were issued typographed (all values except 8 a and 1 R).

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/4 a	c	c
1/2 a	c	*
1 a	c	*
2 a	*	*
4 a	**	**
8 a	**	**
1 R	***	***

Surcharged with Indian text (1927)
  3 a (in Indian, red) on 8 a violet
  3 a (in Indian, red) on 1 R yellow

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
3 a on 8 a	**	**
3 a on 1 R	**	**

Forgeries exist. For more information check this website: http://www.princelystates.com/CurrentIssue/ff-04-01c.shtml.

I've seen a 1 a red stamp with "REVENUE" overprint:

In 1929 some of these stamps were overprinted with "SERVICE":

A postcard in a similar design:

1912 New type, imperforate

(Reduced size)

  1/4 a green
  1/2 a blue
  1 a red
  2 a green

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/4 a	*	*
1/2 a	*	*
1 a	*	*
2 a	***	***

These stamps were printed in the Jaipur jail? There are six types of each stamp (or even more in a setting A and B?).

Sheetlet of six 2 a stamps. Note the extension of the left frameline in the third stamp and the

Note that the bottom left stamp in this 1/2 a sheetlet has '1/3' in the bottom left corner instead of '1/2'. The types appear to be similar to the above 2 a stamps.

This sheetlet of 1/2 a stamps has no dot behind 'STATE' in the lower left stamp. All the types are different from the above shown 1/2 a sheetlet?

Modern forgery.

Later issues, examples:

'SERVICE' on 4 a green and black, 1934

Official stamp of 1934
Instead of "SERVICE" these stamps also exist overprinted with red Indian text and "RAJAHSTAN" (1950). I've also seen them with overprint "REVENUE" or "COURT FEE" to be used as fiscal stamps.

Postcard, example: